The Northwoods Land Trust is accepting applications for a new position- Land Conservation Associate. The Land Conservation Associate provides professional technical support for conservation easements and NWLT-owned conservation lands. Duties and responsibilities include coordinating the management and monitoring activities of NWLT-owned conservation lands; assisting with the monitoring of conservation easement properties; assisting with new land
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The Northwoods Land Trust’s Annual Meeting will be held on June 11 at the Manitowish Waters Lions Pavilion on Airport Road & Highway 51. The outdoor event will be from 1:00 – 2:30 pm. The meeting includes a financial report, programmatic highlights, and a featured talk on the Beaver Creek Hemlocks Conservation Project. Social time
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We hope that you find this blog and video engaging and informative. Even more importantly, we hope you will take action to help birds on this 51st Earth Day. Why is the Northwoods Land Trust (NWLT) talking about birds? By Troy Walters, NWLT Monitoring & Outreach Coordinator Now more than ever, bird populations are decreasing.
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The Beaver Creek Hemlocks Conservation Project Nears Completion! The Beaver Creek Hemlocks, located in Sherman in southern Iron County, was identified as a priority for acquisition by the Northwoods Land Trust (NWLT) as part of our Old-Growth Forest Initiative. The Initiative aims to protect mature and old-growth forest habitat in the northwoods, educate landowners
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The Northwoods Land Trust’s (NWLT) winter/spring 2021 newsletter showcases three recently completed conservation projects, including a land donation on the South Fork of the Flambeau River. It also announces our current land acquisition campaign – the Beaver Creek Hemlocks Project. NWLT is raising funds to secure the deed to permanently protect this remarkable property!
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NWLT received a donation of a 27-acre property on December 10, 2020 that includes 27 acres of forest and wetland and approximately 2,020 feet of natural shoreline on the South Fork of the Flambeau River in the Town of Fifield in Price County. Cecelia Rogers, Trustee of the Walter L. and Martha G. Hilgart Trust,
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Our fall newsletter is available for viewing and downloading! It features the Kabol Lake Conservation Easement, another new (anonymous) conservation easement that is our 91st, and the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program. NWLT’s newsletters are mailed to members, donors and landowners interested in conserving their land. If you’d like to support our efforts, please join as a
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On July 27th, our newest conservation easement was signed protecting 142 acres of land and 4,000 feet of frontage on Kabol Lake in Price County. Conservation values now protected include extensive frontage on a ‘wild lake’ as well as intact and diverse woodlands and wetlands. Although the land is not open to the public, it
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If you want to know what NWLT has been up to over the past year, then view and download our 2019-2020 Annual Report! It features recent land protection projects, land stewardship and public outreach activities, lists all of our 2019 contributors, and reports on our financial status.
Discover Wisconsin filmed the 2019 Land Trust Days events across the state, including our paddling outing at Lake Katherine in Hazelhurst. The episode aired on PBS on June 13, 2020. View the episode at the Discover Wisconsin website! (Photo courtesy of Discover Wisconsin)
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